BULLYING AT ITS WORST, CAUGHT ON TAPE!!!!

I first saw a video clip of this earlier in the day, I guess when it first broke. The video clip was bad enough. It left me shaking my head. Livid!!! However, now I’ve seen the entire video (WARNING!!! This video is extremely graphic. DO NOT watch it if you’re at all squeamish) of this brutal, senseless attack on this young man. Now, I’m beyond livid!

There are videos, and video responses, all over youtube right now. The video, itself, has been viewed almost 35,000 times. Even the Mayor has spoken out about it. And, NONE OF IT MEANS A DAMNED THING!! The only thing that matters right now is that those 7 thugs are caught and punished to the absolute fullest extent of the law. I don’t really give a rat’s ass that they’re juveniles: they need to be sent to an adult prison for many years. In the state where I reside, their action is called first-degree assault. And, when you listen to the language their using as they brutalize this young man, it becomes obvious that this is also a hate crime. Hate crimes are punishable by federal law. Every single one of the 30,000+ people who have viewed that video, every breathing soul who has watched the story on the news, needs to make sure that their voices are heard loudly and clearly: THIS ABSOLUTELY CANNOT BE TOLERATED!!!

I looked for a petition online but couldn’t find one. Hopefully, someone from Chicago will post one on change.org. When and if they do, I will certain pass that information along so that everyone, EVERYONE!, can go there and sign it. There absolutely has to be justice done in this case. Swift. Definitive. And, with severe consequences. More than ever, the cry of ZERO TOLERANCE must apply here.